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b5rf j i2s t- 4 jt- public consultations ontarios 2001 budoit j4swl tvx r r j frank jkjjieii3mpp 1 s franfe kzees m pp oak ridgesxuwites all constituents to participate in public consultations prior to the development of the 2001 ontanoprovinaal budgeixcz those wishing to make deputations in person areinvited to join mr klees at two town ball meetings on r- febfuary21st and23rd2001at the time and locations noted below x sr rf 72k visteon employeesface plant closure j r v by roger varley isf t ia vwednesdayfeb 21 richnioiid hillitown offices 225 eastbeaver creek troad omb hearing room v veridayfeb 23 i i ft whitehurchstbufiviileltownoffices z f v37sandifonl drive s t v cociichaiiib4thfioor 200 500 pml v noseunadieq make a personal a i i5 5 v1 fj presentation tb mrklees dunng these times may sent iv- written submissions by5100 p m i ro feb 23rd 2001to his constituencyoffice at 650 hwy 7 east 210 richmond hill on l4b lb2 r or via faf at905 7073161 or via email at fkleesfrankkleesonca 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aujtdvworkeiscalxl980ahdilo reynoldspresident of local 2u3ofthe5 international association 6fjmadiinists representing 1200 workers atthet3 jmarkham auto parts- manufactunng v plant said they would also like the mayor and council to work to help with the re- employment of displaced workers c visteon vith its world headquarters in dearborn mich announceomast month it will be shutting down the plant which produces restraint control o modules sidecrash sensors antitheft systems keyless entry systems and r jv i t- i automatic temperature controls within emp of the doomed visteon plant on birchmount avenue m markham two years v met witiimayof don on wednesday clockwise froni lower left are hendrikx also met privately brenda lam ray connolly mila alexovski cousens rod reynolds president of thursday with markham member of local of international association of machinists regional councillor bill parliament john mccallum toenlist his odonneu frank ng group spokesman ron hendrikx and cozet dagher repre- jlwillhawa major 3 on sentativeformpjohnmccauum imarkhamhendrikx told the mayor butthafs still not necessarily the cri- plants so the argument that you com- teria for maintaining viability he con- pete by upgrading technology doesnt tinued profit maximization in business work he said means the losers are those whose jobs reynolds added that another coii- move to other countries tnbuting factor to the plants closure is a jwere talking about a whole industry contract negotiated by die united auto moving he said t workers union in the us that ensures he said arguments that workers have no visteon workers in the us will get to remain competitive in the global laid off i market are meaningless were the sacrificial lambs here he hnsnjs technologies developed at our said vvliats happening here is theye plant can be used at other visteon closing down the most valuable plant in their organization hendrikx told cousens his group wants to meet with tobin to urge the- federal government to introduce strong t industrial and trade policies to protect- canadian jobs cousens replied that he would act immediately to try arid set up a meeting with ontario industry minister bob runciman a 5 he declined however to add his name to a petition signed by about visteon workers and concerned citizens seeking a rheeting with tobiri i think it has more meaning when it v comes from the people he said adding thattie would like r see markham council pass a resolution expressingits concern over the visteon situation to the federal and provincial governments for every job lost in theauto industry theres usually another secondary job lost j he said the plant and its employees are victims of the free trade agreement because the jobs are being moved to other cbuntriesv 1 1 we arethe last auto electronic parts plant in canada he said wevwere looking toward abright futufi today we are apfofitableplant f1 kmio lis f t4j b v- k music for every taste february 23 2001 i thectiticarej unanimous m 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